Band: Shadows Fall Song: A Fire In Babylon Album: The Art Of Balance (2002, re-released 2003) Tabbed by: systemaregods (Ashley Jackson) e-mail: fivejacko@yahoo.co.uk Tuning: Gtr. 1: Jon Donais (low to high) C G C F A D Gtr. 2: Matt Bachand (low to high) C G C F A D Gtr. 1 / = slide up h = hammer on \ = slide down p = pull off . = palm mute ^ = quarter step bend () = play as indicated ^^ = half step bend = pinched harmonic /// = pick scrape Gtr. 2 / = slide up h = hammer on \ = slide down p = pull off . = palm mute b = quarter bend /// = pick scrape t = tremolo pick () = play as indicated Intro: (Gtr. 1 0:00) D ----------------------------------- A --5-------------5--------------3—---------3—------- F -5-4----5-7-5-5---4----5-7-5-5---2------5---2------ C --------------------------------------------------- G --------------------------------------------------- C --------------------------------------------------- Intro: (Gtr. 2 0:00) D ------------------------------------ x 2 A ------------------------------------ F ------------------------------------ C ------------------------------------ G -7--------3----5----7--------3----5- C -7--------3----5----7--------3----5- Intro Cont: (Gtr. 1 0:09) D -3------—------3--------------------- x 3 A ---4-5----5-6-5-1---4----5-6-5—6-4-5------6-4-5—----- F ----------------------------------------------------- C ----------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------- C ----------------------------------------------------- Intro Cont: (Gtr. 3 0:09) d ---3--------------3-------------------------------------- x 3 A -----3-5--3-6-5-----3-5--3-6-5-6------------6------------ F -5--------------5------------------5-5h7-5v-----5-5h7-5v- C ---------------------------------7------------7---------- G --------------------------------------------------------- C --------------------------------------------------------- Intro Cont: (Gtr. 2 0:18) D ------------------------------------------------------------- x 2 A ------------------------------------------------------------- F ------------------------------------------------------------- C ------------------------------------------------------------- G -7-7----7-7-5-8-7-5h7p5-3-3-3--4/5\3-5---------------------- C -7-7----7-----------------3-3---------5---------------------- Intro End: (Gtr. 1 0:43) D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C -----------------------------------------19h20p19h20p19h20p19h2022t22t19h20p19h20- G -19h20p19h20p19h20p19h2022t22t19h20p19h20----------------------------------------- C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------22br-24b- A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F -p19h20p19h20p19h20p19h2022t22t19h20p19h20-19h20p19h20p19h20p19h2022t22t19h2019h20---------- C -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hold Intro End: (Gtr. 2 0:36) D --------------------- A --------------------- F --------------------- C -2--4--5--4--2--4—-5- G -0--2--3--2--0--2—-3- C --------------------- Verse 1: (Gtr. 1 1:00) D ------------------------------------------------- x 3 A ------------------------------------------------- F ------------------------------------------------- C -----14-14----12-12------10-10----12-12---------- G -///------15-------1415-------12-------1415-1514- C -///--------------------------------------------- Verse 1 Intro: (Gtr 2 0:50) D ----------------------------- A ----------------------------- F ----------------------------- C -7-7---5-5----3-3---5-5------ G ----8-----78-----5-----78-87- C ----------------------------- Verse 1: (Gtr. 1 1:02) D ---------------------------------------------- x 3 A ---------------------------------------------- F ---------------------------------------------- C -----14-14---12-12-----10-10---12-12---------- G -///------15------1415------12------1415-1514- C -///------------------------------------------ Verse 1: (Gtr. 2 1:02) D ---------------------------------------------------------- x 2 A ---------------------------------------------------------- F ---------------------------------------------------------- C -7-7---5-5----3-3---5-5-------7-7---5-5----3-3---5-5------ G ----8-----78-----5-----78-87-----8-----78-----5-----78-87- C ---------------------------------------------------------- Fill 1: (Both Gtrs. 1:25) D ------------------------- x 2 A -----------5-----------5- F ------------------------- C -2-4-5-7-----2-4-5-7----- G -0-2-3-5-3—--0-2-3-5-3--- C ---------3-----------3--- Verse part 2: (Both Gtrs. 1:36) D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2 A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G -8--7-10-8--7/8--8/10\7--8\5-8--8\5-8\5-8--8--7-10-8--7/8--8/10\7--8\5-8--8\5-8-5- C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bridge: (Both Gtrs. 1:59) D --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2 A --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C ------------------------------------------------5-------------------------------------------- G -(57-5-7)-7-5-8-7-5-3-7-5-7b--7-5-8-7-5-3-0-2-3---7-5-8-7-5-3-7-5-7b-333-3-5-2-333333-(3-35)- C -(57-5-7)------------------------------------------------------------333-3-5-2-333333-(3-35)- 1st time .. ...... only 2nd time only Fill 2: (Gtr. 1 2:24) D --------- A -----53v- F -4-54---- C --------- G --------- C --------- Fill 2: (Gtr. 2 2:24) D ---------- A ---------- F -3----54v- C ---43----- G ---------- C ---------- Repeat Verse 1 Repeat Fill 1 Repeat Verse part 2 Repeat Bridge Repeat Fill 2 Chorus: (Gtr. 1 3:51.5) D -------------------------------------7p5- x 2 A ----------------------------------------- F -----------------87----------------5----- C -----------------87----------------5----- G -10-10h12p109--------10-10h12p109-------- C ---------------7------------------------- Chorus: (Gtr. 2 3:50.5) D --------------------------------------------7p5----- x 2 A ---------------------------------------------------- F ----75-7777-75-7777--75----75-7777-75-7777---------- C -2-------------------75-2-----------------------(2)- G -0----------------------0-----------------------(0)- C ---------------------------------------------------- 2nd time only, hold note Interlude: (Clean, Gtr. 1 4:16) D ---------------------------------------------------5-6-5-3- x 2 A -5-6-8-6-5-6-5-3--35-35--5-6-5-3--5-6-8-6-5-6--356--------- F ----------------------------------------------------------- C ----------------------------------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------- C ----------------------------------------------------------- Interlude: (Clean, 4:16) 2grts. arr for 1 D ------------------------------------------------- x 2 A -35-53-35-53-35-53-35-53-35-53-35-53-356-5-35-53- F ------------------------------------------------- C ------------------------------------------------- G ------------------------------------------------- C ------------------------------------------------- Buildup to Solo: (Gtr. 1 4:39.5) D -------6-5^-----------------------6-5^----------------- x 2 A -5-6^--------3h-5p3--3—5p3--5-6^--------5h6--533-()- F ------------------------------------------------------- C ------------------------------------------------------- G ------------------------------------------------------- C ------------------------------------------------------- 1st time only Interlude 2: (Gtr. 2 4:39) D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- F ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- C -7--3--5--6--7--3------5)--7--3--5--6--7--5------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- G -5--1--3--4--5--1—-(3—-3)--5--1--3--4--5--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- C -------------------(3------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------- 1st time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . only Buildup to Solo Cont: (Both Gtrs. 5:02) D -------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2 A -------------------------------------------------------------------- F -------------------------------------------------------------------- C -67--7--7-3--3--3-5--5--5-6--6--6-67--7--7-3--3--3---------5--5-(5)- G -45--5--5-1--1--1-3--3--3-4--4--4-45--5--5-1--1--1-3--3--3-3—-3-(3)- C ---------------------------------------------------3—-3--3---------- 1st time only Buildup to Solo Cont: (Gtr. 3 5:02) D -------------------------------------- x 4 A -------------------------------------- F -------------------------------------- C -777777----777777----777777----777777- G -555555----555555----555555----555555- C -------------------------------------- ...... ...... ...... 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Solo: (Gtr. 1 5:24.5) D ----------------------------------------22v----------------------------------15/17h18p17------------------- A -15--17-15---1515h17p151718v-------------------------------------------------------------18-18-18-18-17-17- F -----------15-------------------------------------18v------------------------------------------------------ C -----------------------------17p15h17p15----18^^-----17h18p17h19hp17h18p1715------------------------------- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D ---------------------------------------20-18p17h18p17—-18p17h18p17--------------------------------- A -15h17p15h17p15-15h18p15h18p15-17171818--------------18-----------18-1717161617-------------------- F -------------------------------------------------------------------------------17v-1415b^^--------- C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15^1415v- G --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D -------------------------------------------------------------------1010h1112-1211p109h1011^10------------------ A --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F -14h15p14-1514-15v-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12p1013h1510v- C -------------------15p14h1615v-14h15-15^^14h1515h16-10h11p10h11-10v--------------------------8h9--------------- G --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D -20b19r20h22^p2019-1720v----------------------------------------------------------------------------------19v- A --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- F -----------------------------------------------------------1715-1917-17h18p1719p17h19p17-(1719171917191719)---- C --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------------------151414-171614-10v--15-17-19h21^19v---------------------------------------------------- C --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Backing Guitar for Solo: 5:24 2 grts arr. For 1 D ------------------------------------------------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------- F ------------------------------------------------------------- C -6-6/7--7--7-3--3--3-5--5--5-6--6--6-7--7--7-3--3--3-5--5--5- G -4-4/5--5--5-1--1--1-3--3--3-4--4--4-5--5--5-1--1--1-3--3--3- C ------------------------------------------------------------- Repeat Bridge Repeat Fill 2 Repeat Chorus Outro: (Gtr. 1 6:37.5) D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x 2 A ---------------------------------10101213-1210-15-1312-13-1210--------------------------------- F ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C -910-91012-109-10-9-79-7910-979--------------------------------9101012-109-141210-12-10v-(10v)- G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd time only) Outro: (Gtr. 2 6:37.5) D --------------------- A --------------------- F --------------------- C -2---------2----5--7- G -0----5----0----3--5- C ------5-------------- Outro Cont: (Gtr. 2 6:49) D -------------------- A -------------------- F -------------------- C -2t------2t--5t--7t- G -0t--5t-0t--3t--5t- C ------5t-------------- Outro End: (Gtr. 2 7:00) D ---------------------------- A ---------------------------- F ---------------------------- C -2--4--5--7-------5--4--(2)- G -0--2--3--5--3-5--3--2--(0)- C -------------3-5------------ hold Thanks to Century Media for distributing this record, its awesome, and Shadows Fall for making such a brilliant album. 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